Picture Of The White Death

Blurry black and white image of the huge iceberg in the middle of the calm sea and fluffy clouds barely visible in the sky. Simple picture, taken more than a century, perhaps the most notorious shows an iceberg - the one that caused the sinking of the "Titanic".

The photograph was made in the morning on April 15, 1912 by a major steward ocean liner "Prince Adalbert", a few hours after the ship "RMS Titanic" sank after the collision with the iceberg. When "Prince Adalbert" arrived, "Titanic" had already been sunk, but the steward had not yet found out what had happened.

Historical descriptions state that the picture might caught iceberg in which the ship hit before it sank. What makes it different from the others pictures that also captured famous iceberg is the message of the chief steward in which he wrote that he saw "clearly noticeable" red color on an iceberg that probably dragged down with the ship.

"Titanic" struck an iceberg during its first voyage across the Atlantic. On the board were more than 2,200 passengers and crew- members, of whom 1,517 were killed in the disaster.

Photo for decades hung on the wall of the law office that represented the owner of "Titanic", the company "White Star Line". Office was closed in 2002, and now amounts to four partners image for auction, along with a message that relates to it.

The items will be for sale at the auction house to offer "Henry Aldridge & Dream" in the United Kingdom, and is expected to be sold for 10-15,000 pounds, or 15,400 to 23,200 dollars. The auction is scheduled for Saturday, October 24.

While it is impossible to prove that the picture really shows iceberg that collided with "Titanic", the words of a man who took it and mention colors give credibility to this thesis.

"The day after the sinking of the 'Titanic' steamer 'Prinz Adalbert' had passed the hill shown in the photograph. We have not yet been found out that there was a disaster. On one side was clearly visible red color, which looked as if dragged down with the ship when the collision with the iceberg.

Message was signed by the chief steward M. Linoenevald and three crew members.

Experts who study icebergs say that passing ship might leave the red color of the iceberg.

Steve Bruno, professor of the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science Memorial University of Newfoundland (Canada) said that the color might peel off and remain in the ice in the clash. According to him, there could keep a day or longer if the temperature was low enough and if that part of the hill was out of the water.